Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Careers with Ruth French & Neil Lancaster
Care Insights with The Outstanding Society
To share and celebrate best practice in Social Care.
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Episodes
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
In this episode Zoe is joined by Craig Thomason & John Hughes from Community Integrated Care a charity responsible for a unique project called 'Taking Charge'
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to grip Britain, Community Integrated Care has launched a unique campaign to support people to cut their energy bills. With people with support needs frequently paying more than double the energy bills of the wider public, and many social care workers struggling with escalating prices, ‘Taking Charge’ (www.TakingChargeEnergy.co.uk) offers vital free support at this most difficult of times.
Offering free live webinars, engaging videos, and a suite of accessible education resources, www.TakingChargeEnergy.co.uk gives people essential advice to save hundreds of pounds on their bills this year.
People with disabilities, and those who access social care, typically face far higher energy usage than the wider population. Research by Scope showed that in February 2022, 4.1 million disabled people were paying £300 more than national average household energy bill, with almost 800,000 people spending more than £2,500 annually, compared to the then national average of £1,200. These figures have inevitably increased, with the price cap for a typical UK household energy rising from £1,277 to £1,971 per year.
With the Taking Charge campaign showing ways that most households can reduce their energy bills by up to 23% by simply reducing wasted energy, and offering a raft of guidance on how people can buy better and be more energy conscious, participants can save hundreds – potentially thousands of pounds.
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Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Zoe is joined by Sanjay Dhrona Managing Director of The Close Care Home and Andrew Seal Hospitality Lead at ExcelCare who discuss Leadership in Hospitality.
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
This episode discusses the importance of Research within Social Care and the benefits it can bring to people who receive care and their teams around them.
Please see the below links to the CHARM study, with thanks to Dr. Isabelle Latham for sharing.
For information about the study: https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/charm/
The guidance manual can be found here: https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/charm/charm-section-1/
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Zoe is joined by Alex Ball, Operation Manager at Stow Healthcare and Ben Miller, Registered Manager at Castleford House to discuss their career journey so far.
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
In this episode Zoe Fry looks at the reseach and inovation involved in the recently published guidance around residents living with diabetes.
Zoe's guests are Prof. Alan Sinclair of King's college London and Julie Rayner Care Quality Governance and Compliance Director from Hallmark Care Homes.
To view the guidance referred to in this podcast please click here.
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
In this episode Zoe Fry is joined by Caroline Cosh and Samantha Crawley to discuss the similarities between Domicilliary & Residential care and the opportunities available within the Social Care Sector.
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
In this episode Zoe Fry speaks to Castleford House colleagues Amelia Pace & Jess Gayford about how their life experiences lead them into a career in Social Care.
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
James Rycroft discusses the VIVALDI Care Home Project with Professor Laura Shallcross (UCL), Professor Martin Green (Care England) and Zoe Fry (The Outstanding Society)
To find out more about the project to date you may like to visit:-
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/health-informatics/research/vivaldi-study
https://theoutstandingsociety.co.uk/vivaldi-care-home-study/
https://www.careengland.org.uk/guidance
The Outstanding Society
In 2021 the Outstanding Society (OS) was set up as a Community Interest Company (CIC).
This was to provide a platform to share and celebrate best practice whilst helping others to improve and raise the profile of Social Care.
Our joint vision as Directors is to give Providers Free membership which will allow access to our virtual events, newsletters, podcasts and the OS app. It will provide a platform for all providers to access topical information and will also be a platform to celebrate innovation and share best practice.
We continue to have close partnerships with Care England, Skills for care, the Care Workers Charity and the DHSC.
You do not need to have an Outstanding rating to become a member we are open to anyone who currently works in Social Care or is considering joining this rewarding sector.